Photo Contest

photographer: Don Grigg	"Maiden Run" The photo was taken at a friend's 7-1/2" track in north-western Pennsylvania, in the spring of 2003. My first car, built it from plans on Pat Turner's website. Shown are my two sons David, 1.5 yrs., and Donald, 6 yrs., enjoying the maiden run of the newly constructed gondola. dgriggcecinc.com
photographer: Mike Woodroffe	"When Powys met Jack" Photo taken at Rhiw Valley Light Railway, Powys, Wales in Sept 2003. Powys is an 0-6-2 made by Severn Lamb Jack is 0-4-0 T made by Jack Woodroffe and TMA Engineering mikeheadfirst.co.uk
photographer: Matt Schroedle	"Nicholas and #177" My 7 year old son Nicholas enjoys running the family around our local club. Here he brings the Shasta Pacific #177 into the siding at Midway for a much needed water break. Locomotive is a Backyard Rails GP-50. Photo from the Sacramento Valley Live Steamers, Sept 2003. mattmccloudrailroad.com
photographer: Matt Schroedle	"Nicholas and #177" The Shasta Pacific Midway Local backs into Hagin Grain Cooperative to spot it's cars. Shasta Pacific #177 is a Backyard Rails GP-50. Photo from the Sacramento Valley Live Steamers, Sept 2003. mattmccloudrailroad.com
photographer: Tom Decker	"PRR #612" Taken at the CALS track in Baltimore, MD. The locomotive, a PRR K-4 Pacific, was built by John Detrick and Don Sweger of Ockesburg, PA.. #612 is on the steaming bay waiting to fire up. Tom took the picture with a fixed format camera that he built himself. Unfortunatly, very little of the front end detail was complete at the time the photo was taken. Submitted by Don Sweger. drswegernmax.net
photographer: Wilfred C. "Bill" Koster	"New Meets Old" Taken in August 2003, on my Blue Ridge Railroad. The steam locomotive is a visiting 2-6-0, painted in ET&WNC colors and the diesel unit is my Blue Ridge Summit diesel, which I "scratch built" in 1999. Purlearaol.com
photographer: Sam Shull	"Autumn Colors" This photo was taken at the Henry Doorly Zoo - Omaha, NE on October 2001. The Locomotive is modeled after the famous #119 of golden spike fame, It was produced in 1968 by Crown Metal Products. It's a 4-4-0 (American), 30" gauge. #119 is pulling the zoo train up the 4% grade of Pachyderm Hill on one of its last trips of the season. W8604aol.com
photographer: Josh Palanuk	"Braden's up to Speed" Braden, age 4, intensely gets up to speed on Claude Jolivet's engine with a load of passengers during the Great Oregon Steam Up on the Willowcreek Railroad, Brooks, OR. Photo taken by Josh Palanuk in August, 2002. Threenuksaol.com